Factors Associated with Anemia Among Adolescent Girls Aged 10-19 Years in Central Kalimantan

Anemia is a global adolescent health problem related to nutrition and often occurs in developing countries, including Indonesia. A lack of red blood cells or a hemoglobin level lower than 12 g/dL is known as anemia and is mainly experienced by women of childbearing age, including teenage girls. Thi...

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Main Authors: Bellini Simangunsong, Nunik Puspitasari
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Language:Indonesian
Published: Faculty of Public Health, Sriwijaya University 2024-11-01
Series:Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat
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Online Access:https://ejournal.fkm.unsri.ac.id/index.php/jikm/article/view/1637
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description Anemia is a global adolescent health problem related to nutrition and often occurs in developing countries, including Indonesia. A lack of red blood cells or a hemoglobin level lower than 12 g/dL is known as anemia and is mainly experienced by women of childbearing age, including teenage girls. This study aims to determine the risk factors associated with anemia among adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 years in 12 Central Kalimantan schools. This study was observational-analytic with a cross-sectional design. Data (n = 355 adolescent girls) were from secondary data from the data screening for Hb levels in the School Adolescent Girls Health Education program by PT Rimba Makmur Utama. Multiple logistic regression tests analyzed the risk factors (socio-demographic and health characteristics) associated with anemia. Analysis showed that 32.1% had anemia. Most of them were 10 to 14 years old. Consumption of iron supplements in the last week (PR: 0.450, 95% CI: [0.253-0.802]) and BMI-for-age (PR: 1.599, 95% CI: [1.005-2.544]) was significantly associated with anemia. Age, parent’s education, parental income, menstruation status, consumption of iron supplements, and consumption of deworming tablets were not associated with anemia.  Optimized iron supplementation programs for adolescent girls 10 to 19 ages can decrease anemia prevalence. 
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spelling doaj-art-3fe887be22b44c069e5ec086d73166092025-01-06T09:44:53ZindFaculty of Public Health, Sriwijaya UniversityJurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat2086-63802548-79492024-11-0115310.26553/jikm.2024.15.3.320-333Factors Associated with Anemia Among Adolescent Girls Aged 10-19 Years in Central KalimantanBellini Simangunsong0Nunik Puspitasari1Program Studi Magister Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas AirlanggaProgram Studi Magister Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Airlangga Anemia is a global adolescent health problem related to nutrition and often occurs in developing countries, including Indonesia. A lack of red blood cells or a hemoglobin level lower than 12 g/dL is known as anemia and is mainly experienced by women of childbearing age, including teenage girls. This study aims to determine the risk factors associated with anemia among adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 years in 12 Central Kalimantan schools. This study was observational-analytic with a cross-sectional design. Data (n = 355 adolescent girls) were from secondary data from the data screening for Hb levels in the School Adolescent Girls Health Education program by PT Rimba Makmur Utama. Multiple logistic regression tests analyzed the risk factors (socio-demographic and health characteristics) associated with anemia. Analysis showed that 32.1% had anemia. Most of them were 10 to 14 years old. Consumption of iron supplements in the last week (PR: 0.450, 95% CI: [0.253-0.802]) and BMI-for-age (PR: 1.599, 95% CI: [1.005-2.544]) was significantly associated with anemia. Age, parent’s education, parental income, menstruation status, consumption of iron supplements, and consumption of deworming tablets were not associated with anemia.  Optimized iron supplementation programs for adolescent girls 10 to 19 ages can decrease anemia prevalence.  https://ejournal.fkm.unsri.ac.id/index.php/jikm/article/view/1637anemiaAdolescentsiron supplement
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Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat
anemia
Adolescents
iron supplement
title Factors Associated with Anemia Among Adolescent Girls Aged 10-19 Years in Central Kalimantan
title_full Factors Associated with Anemia Among Adolescent Girls Aged 10-19 Years in Central Kalimantan
title_fullStr Factors Associated with Anemia Among Adolescent Girls Aged 10-19 Years in Central Kalimantan
title_full_unstemmed Factors Associated with Anemia Among Adolescent Girls Aged 10-19 Years in Central Kalimantan
title_short Factors Associated with Anemia Among Adolescent Girls Aged 10-19 Years in Central Kalimantan
title_sort factors associated with anemia among adolescent girls aged 10 19 years in central kalimantan
topic anemia
Adolescents
iron supplement
url https://ejournal.fkm.unsri.ac.id/index.php/jikm/article/view/1637
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